Clothes-line support.



No. 812,583. PATENTBD FEB. 13,1906. .0. F. MIBTHKE &-F. J. MACH.

CLOTHES LINE SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 30, 1904.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 No. 812,588. PATENTED FEB.'13, 1906. OIF. MIETHKE & P. J. MACH.

CLOTHES LINE SUPPORT. APPLICATION FILED JULY 30, 1904 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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'shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

UNITED s'rATns PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES F. MIETHKE AND FRANK J. MACH, NElV YORK. N. Y.

CLOTHES-LINE SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 13, 1906.

' Application fiie 'in so, 1904. Serial No. 218,833.

To all. whom it may concern;-

Be it known that we, CHARLES F. MrETHKE ports, such as are adapted for attachment to; a window-frame, so that the clothes may be hung on a line extending outwardly from the window.

Among the objects of the invention is the provision of a device of this type in which is employed a supporting-arm capable of being swung into the room in order to permit the. attachment of the clothes on the line without hanging out oi the window and also of being swung across the window-frame after the clothes have been hung, so that the opening and closing of the window is, .ot interfered with.

The invention also purposes the provision of improved means for keeping the clothesline taut and properly guiding the same in all positions of the supporting-arm.

' With these ends in view the invention consists in the novel features and combinations of parts to be hereinafter described, and finally pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, in which similar characters of reference denote corresponding parts throughout, Figure 1 is,a perspective view of the improved clothes-line support, showing the same extending inwardly into the room. 1 Fig. 2 is an enlarged horizontal section of the window-frame, taken on line 2 2, Fig. 1, showing in dotted lines the locked portion of the supporting. arm across the'window-irame.

Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section, drawn on a still larger scale, taken on line 3 3, Fig. 2, the vPvzin- 1g. 4 is a detail elevation of the keeper bywhich the supporting-arm is locked in the position Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the extensible slide at the end of the supporting-arm, by which it niay be locked across the windowfranie. Fig. 6 is an enlarged top View of the hinged connection between the supporting arm and windowframe. Fig. 7 is a rear elevation of the same, and Fig. 8 is an enlarged detail view showing in side elevation the hinged or pivoted end of the supporting-arm.

Referring to the drawings, a designates a windowdranie of the usual construction, to one stile of which a bracket 5 is attached means of fastening-screws screwed into the outer side or edge and the inner face of said stile, as shown in Figs. 2, 6, and 7. The bracket 1) is provided with a perforated outwardly-extending lug b A short guide-arm d is provided with spaced perforated lugs d, which register with the lug b above and below the same. Above and below the lugs d are .placedthe outwardly-extending perforated lugs a of a longer supporting-arm c, the armed and a being pivoted to the bracket 1) by means of a pintle 0 passing downwardly through said registering perforated lugs. These arms are thus pivoted horizontally to one stile of the window-frame, and as said arms abut against each other, as shown at i in Fig. 6, when one is swung the other will be swung with it. A stop 1) upon the bracket 6 serves to arrest the outward movement of the arm (1, and consequently of the arm 0.

The arm (Z is provided at its upper end with a projecting housing (1 and below the same with an upwardly-curved hook e. In the housing d is arranged a horizontal pulley f, which rotates on a vertical pin f supported in bearings of the housing (1 The clothesline is guided on the pulley f in the space between it and the body of the housing (1 and is conducted from the-pulley f to a vertical guide-pnlleyf at the outer end of the arm 0, said pulley f 2 being supported in an angular housingf cast integrally with the outer end .the window-frame a, said keeper being provided with a detachable cross-pin g, which is passed through eyes 9 at the ends of the ueshaped portion oi the keeper, as shown in Fig. 4, so that the arm 0 is thereby firmly held in position for, permitting the hanging of the clothes on the line.

' When the clothes are hung up on the clothes-line and the full length of the latter is pulled through the guide-pulleys f and f on the swinging arm 0, the lower portion of the line is placed in position in the retaining-hook e, as shown in Fig. 1 ,and the longer arni swung on its pivot across the window-opening into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2.

'ijhe outer end oft he arin c isprovided at the adjacent thereto and of the swingingarm, side opposit'e 'to the pulley f 2 with a slotted which is readily accomplished by withdrawslideiece h ,which is guided betweenthe arm ing the pmtle connecting these parts, and

c an a guid ,plate h attached thereto; the then inserting it again for reconnecting-the 5o 5 outer end of he slide-piece being recessed at same. As the su pent is firmly locked in P0? its upperand lower edges at h ,so astobe ensition after that othe's' are hung on the line gaged by} a keeper h, which is attached tothe and as the clothesjine is tightly supported, a iflggosite stile of the.window -frame. The Very convenient and effective clothesline s 6-?1606 hisgulded by its lon itudinalslotsupport is, obtained, which facilitates the to h on the piyot-shaft h of the pulleyf which hanging of the clothes, I while obviating any thereby limits its movement,and is provided danger bybe'ndin out of the window withat its inner end-with a rectangularly-bent-up out interfering wit the opening or closing of projection h for taking hold of the slide-piece the window-sash after the support has been and slidin it on the arm between the latter securely locked in position on the-,window- 6o :5 and the guide-plate k in forward or backward casing with the'ciothes properly hung on the direction until the recessed end-takes into line, r

the keeper h,'which is. open at the top, as- Having thus described. our invention, we.

' shown'm Fig. 2, and is locked to the same. claim as new and desire to secureby Letters The friction ofthe slide-piece h with the guide- Patent' 20. late h is suflicient to hold the former in ad-' 1'. The combination, with a window-frame,

nsted position, the ends of the shaft -h"' of the of a bracket attached to one side thereof and pulley f being preferably upset or riveted, so 1 provided with a stop, a supporting-arm pivas to retain the guide late in position oted horizontally to said bracket and provided on the lever-arm c. on the recessed outer at its outer end portion with a guiding means, a 5 end of the slide-piece h is engaged by the and a guide-armalso pivoted to said bracket keeper h, as shown inFig. 5, the arm 0 is Figand abutting against said'supporting-arm so idly supported in position between the stiles as to swing therewith, said guide-arm being of the (low-frame across the window-openadapted to abut against said stop. I ing, while theclothes-lineis held ti htly in 2. The. combination, with a window-frame 7 5 39, position as the slack is taken up by placing it provided at one side with a suitable keeper, of on the supportingehook e. The guide-arm d, "an arm pivoted 'to the opposite side' of said carryingtheguide-pul leyflabutsmthelocked 'frame,'a guide-pulley at the outerend por- 7 position of the arms across the window-frametion of said arm, means in proximity to the i' ainst the .stop '6 on the bracket b, as exivot of said arm" cooperating with said pul- 8e 5 p ained, thus firmly maintaining the supportey, and an extensib e slide-piece proyrded mgifirminposition. g wlth a slot engaging the shaft of said guidee improved clothes-line support is prefpulley, said sl de-piece being adapted to enerably made of galvanized cast-iron, so that gage said keeper. it can be furnished as chea 1y as possible. It 11 testimonymthat we claim-the foregoing 4 can be applied with g'r'eat Facility to any Winas our'invention'; we have signed our names in I dew-frame by sorewfin the angular bracket b presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

and keeper g 'toone si e of the same and the CHARLES F. MIETHKE. keeper h," to the oppos'te side. -It can-be read- FRANK J. MACH. ily applied to theright or left hand side of the Witnesses:

4'5- window-frame by simpl reyersing'the posi PAUL GOEPE tion of the angular brac et and of the pulley Hnnnr J. SUHRBIERQ 

